Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-03

sanitation Of plane: Labor must sleep with one
organized labor. Labor the nations buwafE in
i peace or war" 'Rignt must win"
| Next came Carpenters Assembly 174S, Knights
OF Labor, with about ESQ men. marshaled by Jas
u. Ryan, with James Sloan, master workman;
| Robert Spurgeon, worthy foreman; James H.
secretary. Among their inscriptions were the FOL,
lowing: Labor Must Sleep with one Eye Open
I'VE Patronize Those who Recognize Labor .The
INJURY OF one Is the Cause OF All; ~ abor the Ma
tons Bulwark 10 Peace and In WAR;" "Constitu-
tionaI Liberty" eternal vigilence the Price OF
| Next came the Painters Union, headed by
section OF the Marine Band, led by Ssmuels. There
were about GOO In line, msrshaled by George w.
Denham, W. Cleland, NJ. J. Brown and James
Gwlnn The painters had with them as guests
asqe IN tss
sxp.nasa e sIck BENEFITS $40: DO IN death eens
Must Organize for Projections" "Tne Flag of our
Country the only One We Recognize" Labor is
SIs sae9 thefs
NO Capital Abolish the Government Contract
| system Abolish Contract Labor" .'The Ballot
Both sexes" Two cartoons, one Inscribed 'Un-
organized, $50 Per Day and Ten Hours" the
Next came the Timers Assembly, with D.
Cnsi dine as marshal, and g. Cissel and II. Streb
assistants the tIansparencies were inscribed
Honest Ballot and a Fair Count. We want the
Right OF Citizenship" THAT Is the Most Perfect
o '1s Injury 81
Day"
Plumbers. Gas and m.Fitters, over 200 men
| with traDsparencies inscribed, "Local Assembly,
2O.9 ana knights OF Labor Assembly, 64oO,
followed, and then came Machine Wood WORKERS.
line, marshaled by Joseph Reynolds, NJ. W., and
transparency inscribed, '65S4 OF K. OF L. sui
| Lives;" "Fair Pay for Fair Work."
THIRD DIVISION.
Shortly after seven o'clock the various assem-
bnes assigned tot the third division, Of which Mat
thew Brady was marshal began to arrive They
formed on Fifth street, with right resting on LOU
islana avenue. Two hundred men OF the Bakers
Assembly, No. 1889. were the FIRST TO arrive, headed
! by SchultzS band OF Baltimore, ten pieces The
band, which belongs TO MOzart's Assembly, had
but the men were divided on TO other parts OF the
| procession. where they were needed, so that but
ten were left to head the Bakers Assembly. They
which made up for their depleted numbers The
| Bakers Assembly was commanded by Marshal
Chris OBrien. A large and elaborate banner was
carried In the line bearing one side the inscrip
ton Bakers Monumental Assembly," and on the
other q representation OF the Washington monu-
| nlent. This assembly was distinguished by a half
dozen carriages In line. several OF which contained
employees OF the Washington steam bakery. Fol-
lowing the bakers came the Tailors' Assembly, 90
men strong commanded By Joseph Hatfield They
carried no lanterns, but a number OF transporter
eie5 bearing the Inscriptions Equal Rights TO
Dor is Noble and Holy, "The Ballot Shows Our
Strength"
49,, led by Marshal Jos Tanning and his assist
ant, Jos. SchulIieS They were preceded by the
Caldwell Band Of fifteen pieces. There were 325
members OF this assembly In line. bearing torches
anu tranSparencieS. Some OF the latter bore the
following legends and Inscriptions: 1--WE demand
the abrogatlon Of all laws that do not bear equally
on capitai and labor" Moral worth, not wealth,
should De the true standard OF individual and
tiouai greatness That the motto. I'VE regard
women our equal" was not Intended as u mat
Ter OF theory oniy, was shown by the presence OF
i've ladies, who marched proudly at tine head OF
the assembly bearing torches OF different colors.
One OF then, Was apparently sixty years old, and
although she marched with halting gait, she
bore herself as proudly as the rest. But the task
was evidently too great for her strength for before
the line had reached 7th street she and her female
companions had disappeared
"NOtice the Red Card was the transparency
that WAS borne In front Of the Clerks Assembly
No. 6I5l, which followed. There were fully IS men
under the marshaiship OF INV. ii. Fill Another
gea asar emp S A'e well he es Sas
sented by over 100 men. The marshal was Mr.. VIM.
Cronli IS. one Oh the transparencfes carried IN
their ranks read: "Less Law and More Justice Is
Following these came Assembly No. 1886 Of
Papernangers led by Mr. W. G. Thoroughbred and
his assistant, Z. b. Hamilton. This assembly had
30 men In line, but only carried LOrchea
Seventy-nve men OF the Butchers Assembly No.
KIND under Marshal X aornng. JOHN Wineats
and joan Warren followed with 81 members OF the
Cigar Makers Assembly No 300. The steam En-.
gineers' Assembly NJ. 1926 was the only other
white uluiy In tniS division. The others were
coored- They were headed by the Barriers, As.
sembiy No. 4032: Oh Cbristman was the marshal,
assisted by j. r. SImmA They had 30 men In line.
the transparencies bore the Inscriptions "Patron-
tie Shops That Display the Blue Card. We close at
| 'front.' rank carried over his shoulder huge razor
Then came large body Of the Mixed Assembly
No. 1:s4 OF coiored laborers under Marshal T. Gar
nett
Az yuas0nic T>u,,,so
The audience began TO assemble at Masonic
Temple last evening some time before the first d.
vision OF the procession reached that point. ami
those who had tickets Of Invitation were admitted
10 the hall. number OF the early arrivals were
ladies. and they had an opportunity OF admirng
the decorations OF the hail. which were simple yet
effective. The long maroon curtains al the Win
dOws gave a nch warm color TO the brilliantly
liShted hall, ana the special decoration, harmon
tied with these details. large American nag fell
III graceful folds over the front OF the music g,l-
iery. while draped above the stage was anotner
large American nag. The stage was set as q syl-
van scene, and In the foreground were Two tables
| for the secretaries and the presiding officer
IL was OILS O'Clock when the sound OF a band
was heard outside OF the hall. and pre- sentIy
the tramp Of footsteps was heard on the ST rs and
then the nrSt division Of the procession began to
| pour into the nall. The transparencies with the
lights eNtlDguis led were brOuyh to the front and
ags carried In the procession were given places OF
equal prominence. The seats in the hal. were
quickly flied, and the men were evidently glad to
SIT down after their tramp over the asphalt. The
Marine Band took their places In the gallery and
rendered a number VI appropriate selections dur
Ing the evening.
Mr.. OYSTERS REMARKS.
| At $50 O'Clock Mr.. z. W. oyster, who had been
designated as chairman by the general committee
| called the meeting TO order He stated that Mr.
| L. II. Patterson would act as secretary, Mr.
oyster Ia Ms opening remarks, said that the pub
lie sermed 10 misapprcheDd the object OF this
4 HpmDnSt I W. mr.
/ U{nation meeting, and, while there might be
reference 70 some individual still that was NOT the
purpose II the meeting. The object was TO pro-
| TEST against measures, not men. He called atten-
ton 10 the misrepresentation that existed gpner-
ally AS to the labor organizations which credited
them with being dtSorderiy and turbulent in char
! acter when directly the opposite was the case
| opportunity which was their right and which vas
| t.ken from them by Others, there would be a
great deal less suffering In the world He referred
| 70 a meeting OF Episcopal ministers in New York
| city, When IL Was Claimed that Herr Most was a
! representative OF the labor ORGANIZATIONS Mr..
| Oyster said that the laoortng men
| DID NOT BELIEVE IN MOST
or In any man who advocated such principles.
They did not believe In the bullet or In dynamite
but IN the ballot, and when the latter was used
Judiciously BY the laboring men, their condition
would BE- better. He claimed that the labor
organizations by maintaining a decent scale OF
| wages adced 10 the business prosperity of the
| country oy bringing into circulation money which
would otherwise be boarded up or spent in
Europe. He then enumerated some OF the adj
yantaXeS OF trade organizations among which
were higher wages and fewer hours OF labor the
lessenlhg OF the drinking habit and the e0ualiza-